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THE GREAT SRUNGLE (RE)WATCH 44 – Subspace in Crisis!
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Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
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Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
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Louvre no Neko / Cats of the Louvre by Matsumoto Taiyo
In my quest to read every manga ever written about cats, I picked up Cats of the Louvre at my local library. Buckle your seatbelts, gentle reader. This…
Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 10 – Mei’s Mission to Save JELEE and Her Oshi
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THE GREAT SRUNGLE (RE)WATCH 6 – CRISIS on EPSILON
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Isekai Wa Smartphone To Tomo Ni S2
OH MY GOD!!! OH NO!!! HOW COULD THIS BE?! One of the worst isekai series is back and has a sequel???!!! Did my ears hear wrongly?! Are my…
Cats and Sugar Bowls
If you have picked up a Yuri Anthology in the past several years, you may well have encountered a story by Yukiko. This collection of several of Yukiko’s…
Anime Taste Testing: Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru
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Aku no Himitsu Soushiki Neko / The Evil Secret Society of Cats by Pandania
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Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 1 – Mahiru and the Mysterious Young Lady
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Saku has been eating too well lately, so she has to face disapproval from the weight scale and Yukichi. Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 11
The Apothecary Diaries – 25 (S2 01) – Books ‘n Cats
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Top 10 Cats in Anime
There have been many great cats in anime, but which ones left the biggest impression? Today we are looking at 10 such furry scoundrels.
Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 3 – The Outcast Heroine
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Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 11 – Kiui and Standing Up Against the Bullies
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Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 6 – Eternally 17 Miiko and Her Secret Daughter
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Struggling to keep up: Shuumatsu and SpiceWolf 2-3, Yuru and Yoru 2
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A Gentleman and His Puppet – Oijisama to Neko the JDrama Review
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Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. (The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat)
This manga is an adaptation of a light novel that also received an anime, wherein the manga adapts exactly the same amount of content as and stops at…
Majo to Neko no Hanashi – Manga Review
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This Week in Games - A Return With Arms, And Cats
Jean-Karlo returns from medical leave to get everyone up-to-date on the latest news out of Final Fantasy Fan Fest!
Episode 18: Cats in Japanese Literature
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4-5s: Explosion, Kaminaki, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku, Insomnia
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Natsuki Crisis
Do you want to see girls of the old school kicking ass? Then yeah, you have got to check out Natsuki Crisis. In a time when guys thing…
Dragon Crisis!
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Yukichi loves a sea slug-themed idol group. He dances along with them whenever he sees them on TV! Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 4
Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 8 - Yukichi Worriedly Paces
Yukichi never worried about Saku coming home late until an active molester was in the neighborhood. Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 8
Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 6 - Yukichi Camera Poses
Yukichi heard Saku's mother wanted a picture, so he immediately struck photogenic poses. Problematic. Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 6
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Hiru to Yoru no Oishii Jikan – Manga Review
This was a really important read for me, but also quite a difficult one. I’d heartily recommend it to everyone though!
Re: Zero – 50 (S2 Fin) – Number One Knight
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Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 12 (END) – The Aquarium Filled Live
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Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai – Episode 4 – Special Visit at Kano’s Appartment
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Mayoi Neko Overrun!
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In re Kyoto Animation
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More 2-3s, Loafer, Explosion, Kaminaki, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku2
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Loner Rock! #02 — Re-Meet and Re-Greet
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The Value of (Re)watching and (Re)reading
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Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 7 - Yukichi Thinks About It
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